Yakitate!! 9!
The sixth match.
The person who now faced the Pantasia team was...
Miki Norihei of Gohan Desuyo fame!
I-Isn’t that guy from Momoya?
Yeah.
I-I can’t believe it.
To think that they brought in someone this big...
I wonder if they’re all right with all the rights issues...
I-I wouldn’t know...
And the place for the showdown is...
the most famous producer of seaweed, the item that Norihei specializes in...
Uppurui
Seaweed
Grilled Seaweed
Seasoned Seaweed
Uppurui
Uppurui.
I-It’s over!
Well, instead of small talk, would you try eating this?
This is Gohan Desuyo, which I’ve changed to better suit bread.
You just spread it on toast like this.
Come, try it?
Th-Thank you.
Well, here I go.
Th-This is...!
How is it?
Isn’t it quite good?
This is...!
The program’s title has changed!
It’s Yakitate!! Japan
Translated by: Anime-Empire
The logo’s been changed to “It’s Yakitate!! Japan!”
It’s
I didn’t notice!
It’s
Yeah.
This is truly the most amazing reaction ever!
It’s causing an unbelievable amount of trouble to everyone!
But, I’m sure that this is...
the true strength of that man.
In order to stand up to this fearsome opponent, Kazuma came up with a secret plan.
1000s of yen
20,000 yen
That is...
We’re going to boil it.
We’re going to boil it in this Pepmi-Cola!
Pepmi
I see!
Brewing it in cola, huh?
It refers to a technique where things like various meats or marine plants like kelp
can be softened by brewing them in cola because of the carbon dioxide present in it.
Seaweed is a marine plant like kelp, after all...
So, it should work well with seaweed as well.
Come, try some.
Why do I have to do this?!
Th-This is...!
Help me!
That’s...!
Help me!
It’s Kawachi-san!
No, it’s Pepmiman!
Ku
ro
Lodge
In addition to that...!
All we need to do is make the dough fluffy like freshly made rice.
What are you, an idiot?!
Listen up, Azuma.
To make a fluffy bread like freshly made rice is considered to be a dream for all bakers.
Fluffy
Even if you’re a genius, something like that can’t possibly be easy...
It’s possible.
What was that?!
Very well then.
We will now start the sixth match of Yakitate!! 9 here in Uppurui.
Begin!
And now, the showdown begins with guns cocked.
There’s English bread, German bread, and French bread,
but Japan’s bread, Japan, does not exist.
In that case, there’s no choice but to create it.
This story is a serious, biographical ballad of a boy who possesses Solar Hands,
Azuma Kazuma, who will create a Japanese bread made by and for the Japanese people,
which can be presented to the world proudly.
kono koe todoke tai yo, mada chiisana uta dakedo
I want this voice to reach you, even though it’s still a tiny song.
hajimaru yokan ga suru kara
That’s because I have the feeling that something’s gonna start.
Yakitate!! Japan
Translated by: Anime-Empire
hitori de uzukumari, koe shizume nagara otoshita namida wa
As I was cowering, muffling my voice, the tears that I shed
“shinjiru koto wasurekaketeru to” to
probably helped me notice that
kidzukase tekureta no kamo shirenai
I’ve almost forgotten how to believe.
egaita mirai wo
The future that I painted (I will fulfill it)
(kanaerunda)
hareta sora miagete
Looking up to the clear skies,
mouichido hashiri dasu yo. Itsuka ano shiroi sora
I begin to run once again. Someday, I want to dye
watashi iro ni sometai na
that white sky with my colors.
dokomademo tondoyuku yo. Biidama mitai ni hikaru
I’m going to fly as far as possible, shining like a marble,
kono hane wo hirogete
unfolding these wings of mine.
A traditional taste!!
The heart that thinks of Japan is just one!
A traditional taste!!
The heart that thinks of Japan is just one!
Good luck, Azuma!
After all, this is the all-important match with five panels,
including the one from the match we drew on, at stake.
So, I’m getting all fired up over the cheering.
Kawachi-san...
Looks like, from the very beginning, you’re no longer even allowed into the kitchen.
Yeah, he’s so pitiful that I don’t even feel like making fun of him anymore.
Azuma! Hang in there!
K... Kawachi-san...
What is that?
It almost looks like he’s foaming detergent.
Tsukino, you know...
There’s no way that I could possibly know now, is there?
Figure it out already.
Sorry about that.
That’s butter.
Butter?
The process of whipping butter before you add it to the dough is called creaming.
If you do that, the dough becomes fluffy.
Just as you’d expect of Azuma...
To think that he knew of such a technique...
With this, even if our opponent does better at making the seaweed,
we should be able to fight back with the bread.
No!
It won’t be that easy.
Look carefully.
Miki-san is using the same strategy as Azuma.
What was that?!
It’s true that in the past, I never held much interest in bread.
But, Azuma Kazuma-kun...
Once I heard of your existence, I came to want to fight a serious battle over bread with you.
Even if our specialties are different,
it is natural for a cook to want to fight against a top-notch man.
I’m serious as well.
I won’t let you get ahead of me on the bread that easily!
H-How can this be...?
If he has the same strategy as us for the bread,
it’s not possible for us to win against somebody who’s obviously better at preparing the seaweed!
This is almost like our defeat has been decided on from the very beginning.
What can we do?
Well, wait.
It’s true that right now, Azuma’s bread has no hope of winning.
But that is only if he has no other strategies up his sleeve.
As yet, all that Azuma has done is whip the butter.
He’s not added it to the bread.
He might have another strategy before he starts the first fermentation.
N-Now that you say it...
All we need to do is make the dough fluffy like freshly made rice.
He said that with complete confidence.
Say, more importantly...
Have you ever made spring rolls, Kanmuri?
He’d also mentioned something like that.
Creamed butter alone cannot have anything to do with spring rolls and freshly made rice.
We’re talking about Azuma here.
I’m sure he has another trick up his sleeve.
Some time later
All right.
I guess this should do it with the dough.
First fermentation. Time for the first fermentation.
Um... If my eyes aren’t deceiving me...
I believe he’s not done any special tricks after that.
Me too.
There weren’t any.
But, he may be planning on doing something now.
What are you, an idiot?!
You’re no amateur yourself, so you must know!
When making bread, once you’re done with kneading it, all that’s left is...
The first fermentation.
Letting out the gas.
The second fermentation.
And baking.
There can be no sequence other than this!
If you do anything to dough that’s been fermented once besides letting out the gas,
the gluten and stuff that was formed while kneading it would all be broken down.
Well, that’s true I guess...
Well, looks like it’s about time.
All right!
Wh-What’s he doing?
That’s not letting out the gas.
No matter how you look at it, he seems to be kneading the fermented dough again.
Even if our loss is decided, you can’t make a throwaway bread.
I’ll...
Stop, Kawachi!
He’s not throwing away the match.
What he’s doing right now is a legendary technique called the remix technique.
What was that?!
The remix technique.
Also known as the re-kneading technique.
Re-kneading the dough like that allows for the formation of firmer gluten.
This will give you a high-quality dough with a fluffy consistency.
It’s true that if you re-knead the dough after the first fermentation,
the gluten will be broken down.
But, even if broken down, it’s not like the gluten is going to disappear.
It is still within the dough.
I see!
So if you knead it again, the old gluten is rejoined,
and you get to make new gluten as well.
That’s right.
Gluten is rather like the pillars that hold up the bread.
A greater number of pillars allows for more air to be trapped inside.
This makes it fluffy.
I-I see!
Well, it’s not surprising that you didn’t know about this.
In addition to it being a real pain to do, if you mess up, the gluten gets crushed.
That would leave you with just a hard bread.
This technique is not used at bakeries anymore.
Azuma is really amazing.
If I were in the kitchen...
What are you doing, you moron?!
Don’t get in my way!
Looks like he was right in not letting me into the kitchen from the very start.
Kanmuri!
How are the raw spring rolls and the cola-brewed Uppurui seaweed looking?
All done.
All right!
Let’s put them into the dough then.
All right, looks like things are going well.
Yeah.
Uppurui
When I heard that the match was to be held in Uppurui, where the specialty product is seaweed...
Uppurui
I’d given up for a while.
But, he’s come up with the great strategies of cola-brewed seaweed,
the creaming technique and the remix technique.
With this, we might be able to win!
All right, it’s done!
Mister Kuroyanagi, sample it please.
Let’s see it then.
This is...!
As expected of Uppurui seaweed!
Even though it’s stuffed in the bread, an elegant aroma comes wafting through.
Very well then.
K... Kuro-yan...?
15 minutes later
30 minutes later
Wh... Where in the world could Kuro-yan have gone?
It’s been... almost 30 minutes already.
We’ve never had an incident
where he’s disappeared for a long period of time without having a reaction.
That’s not right, Kawachi.
M-Manager!
Why am I on your shoulders again?!
The reaction has already begun.
What was that?!
Listen up, guys.
In this world, it is important to always look at things from a different angle.
Kawachi, what do you see from there?
Wh-What do you mean, “what”?
What’s wrong?
Wh-What’s this?
There seem to be a lot of people introducing themselves...
Hello, I’m Shimada.
I’m Shimaki.
I’m Shimochiki.
Wh-What does this mean?!
I’m Shimano.
I’m Shimai.
I’m Shimakawa.
No way...
All of them have a “Shima” in their name.
A-And...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...
I’m Shimaguchi.
I’m Shimao.
I’m Shimatani.
I’m Shimabukuro.
I’m Shimakura.
8, 9,10,11...
I’m Shimato.
I’m Shimamura.
I’m Shimamoto!
There’s 14 of them!
There’s 14 with Shima attached to their names!
Sorry for the wait.
Kuro-yan...
Where were you all this time?
The town hall.
At the town hall I carried out the procedures to marry this lady, Ms. Shima,
and be adopted into her family.
I’m Shima.
Pleased to meet you.
M-Marriage and adoption?!
Y-You got married?!
That’s right.
My name is Shima Ryou as of today.
Sh-Shima...?
Get it now, Kawachi?!
The 14 people with Shima in their names, plus Shima Ryou and wife.
Giving you 16 people in all with Shima in their names!
16 islands!
Note: Uppurui (十六島) is made up of the characters for 16 (十六, “juuroku”) and island (島, “shima”).
In other words... It’s Uppurui!
What was that?!
He got married for the sake of his reaction?!
Make me happy, ’kay Mister?
Well, since we’ve just met and I don’t even know your name, I can’t make any guarantees.
However, I shall do my best.
Well then, we have our honeymoon now, so excuse us.
Ummm...
Well, I guess...
I should congratulate you, Kuro-yan... I mean Shima-yan...
I wish you eternal happiness.
So, what are we going to do now without the judge?!
Don’t ask me.
Kuro-yan got married and is now Shima-yan.
And he’s gone off on his honeymoon...
To think he just had his reaction and ran off without any explanations or completing the next judgment...
No!
While he may be a married man,
it’s not like he’s no longer a judge.
Even while on his honeymoon, I’m sure that a trivial thing like the explanation of the bread is...
International Airport
Let me explain to you just how wonderful this bread is.
The fluffy dough that Azuma made using the remix technique was improved yet further.
That is, with the raw spring rolls!
As you know, the wrap of raw spring rolls is made with rice paper, which is made of rice.
While Azuma was making the bread,
Kanmuri wrapped the cola-brewed seaweed with rice paper,
making seaweed spring rolls!
If you were to just stuff cola-brewed seaweed into dough,
the water content of the seaweed would turn your nice and fluffy dough info a sticky mess.
Therefore!
He wrapped it in rice paper and then baked it inside the dough.
Darling, can I please get your signature on this?
All you think about is bread.
I wanted you to look at me a little as well.
It was short, but...
Thank you for everything.
Can I just say one thing?
Seaweed goes well with rice.
It also goes well with freshly baked bread.
Azuma’s bread was truly wonderful!
And that was the video of my honeymoon.
I hope that you have comprehended just how wonderful Azuma’s bread was.
A honeymoon...?
What about your wife, Kuro-yan?
I divorced her.
That was quick!
You managed to wrap up a honeymoon and a divorce in that short a period?
And...
I really don’t know what to think of an explanation about bread on your own honeymoon...
More importantly...
When exactly did Kuroyanagi-san get back?
Well anyway, we know that Azuma’s bread was wonderful.
With this, we might be able to win.
Yep.
I’m done as well.
Judge Shima... I mean Kuroyanagi...
Please sample it.
Right. Let’s have it then.
If looks like he’s begun to sample Miki-san’s bread, but...
I’m guessing that there can’t be many things that can surpass
a reaction with 14 people with Shima in their name plus a wedding to Ms. Shima.
Our victory is within grasp.
We can relax and watch the reaction.
Right, Tsukino?
No, I really can’t relax and watch it.
Why not?
Because your face... Kawachi-san...
Huh? My face?
Huh? A compact?
Wh... What was that?!
O-Oh, no! Me too!
Me too!
Wh-What in the world is this phenomenon?!
Monet!!!
I see!
This is in the style of the famous impressionist Monet!
We’ve been trapped in Monet’s world!
Did you say Monet?!
Monet Self-Portrait 1917 Paris Orsay Museum
B-But how can this be?!
What does Monet have to do with the bread he just...?
W-Wait...
Momoya...
Note: “Monet ya!” means “It’s Monet!” in the Kansai dialect.
Monet-ya!
Th-This is amazing!
The whole grounds have turned into a Monet!
Do we have to stay like this forever?
No, I’m sure it’s all right.
A reaction of this great a magnitude should fizzle out soon enough.
Y-You’re right!
This bread is wonderful and can be summed up in one word.
The victor is...
St. Pierre!
What was that?!
K-Kawachi-san’s face has now become...
Note: Toshusai Sharaku (東洲斎写楽) was a late 18th-century woodblock artist, best known for his exaggerated yet realistic portraits of Kabuki actors.
A Sharaku painting!!
Wh... Why?!
Oh?! You mean that Kuroyanagi’s reaction is still running?!
Getting to Norihei’s bread...
The first cause of victory was the filling!
Briefly stewed seaweed that is preserved with soy!
Briefly stewed seaweed?!
Normally, when making preserved seaweed, you stew it for a little more than an hour.
But this seaweed has been barely stewed for 30 minutes.
B-But... Uppurui seaweed is strong enough to be used as an overcoat.
How can you make it soft in just 30 minutes?
That is because...
It’s fresh seaweed!
My hair is fresh seaweed?!
It’s true that you’d need more than one hour if you try and preserve hard dried seaweed.
But, since fresh seaweed softens easily, it is not necessary to stew it for a long time.
I-Is that so?
If you only stew it for a short time,
you can make it soft while preserving the flavor of the seaweed.
T-To think such a strategy existed...
And the other cause of his victory was...
Pâte phyllo!
P-Pâte phyllo?!
Don’t use my face for your explanations!
Pâte phyllo is an Arab sweet with a crispy consistency made of corn and wheat.
Norihei covered his seaweed with the pâte phyllo and put it into his bread.
The bread itself did not have any strategies except the creaming technique.
But the combination of the pâte phyllo with the creamed dough was truly amazing.
N-Now I’m a sunflower?!
B-But, Norihei-san’s dough had only the creaming technique used on it.
Azuma’s dough had two strategies: the creaming technique and the remix technique!
Then, shouldn’t Azuma’s bread be better?
Also, wasn’t Azuma’s bread really fluffy like rice?
Yeah, it was fluffy.
But... that is precisely the biggest reason for your loss!
What was that?!
It’s true that your bread was fluffy.
It went well with the seaweed too.
But...
No matter how fluffy you try to make it,
bread is bread, and rice is rice.
No matter how close a bread tries to get to rice, it can’t stand up to the real thing.
And...
I feel that the seaweed should have been brewed for about 30 minutes less in the cola.
Also, if you’re to make it go well with bread,
rather than using something hard to chew like rice paper,
it’s better to use something crispy like pâte phyllo.
No doubt that Azuma’s bread was wonderful.
But...
Norihei’s bread went over and beyond that.
It can be called a truly artistic bread!
And art is... explosive!
Please, don’t look so down.
Please cheer up.
The guy from Momoya...
In matches like these over a specialty product,
there are weaknesses and strengths to preparing that specialty product.
It can’t be helped that you lost.
This time, the specialty product was advantageous to me.
It is obvious that if you just look at the dough, your strategy was way better.
You needn’t feel ashamed.
Oh, that’s right.
I wanted to give this to you.
Norihei’s seaweed recipes
What is this?
These are recipes using seaweed that I’ve worked on day and night over the years to come up with.
Well, I don’t think seaweed will come up as a specialty product in a main match anymore,
but seaweed is not limited to Uppurui and can be harvested all over Japan.
So, I’m sure that you may be able to use seaweed
as an accent to turn the match in your favor.
Th-That’s true, but...
Why are you helping me so much?
That’s because I was moved by your goal of making Japan.
The influx of cuisines from all over the world is something that cannot be helped.
But, if we just accept them without thought, then our indigenous cuisine will be lost.
You’re trying to reinvent a Western food item like bread at the hands of a Japanese person.
Such artisans are necessary for the Japan of the future.
We are also further researching how
we can continue to make things like preserved seaweed
go better with Japan’s characteristic foods.
So, let’s both do our best.
He was a really nice person.
Yeah.
As far as the results go, we lost...
but I think we’ve still gained a lot more.
Yeah.
Let’s pull ourselves together and try once again.
Yep!
That’s the way, guys.
I’m looking forward to the next match.
Umm... It looks like everyone has reached an ending that makes them happy, but...
There’s no follow-up to the fact that my face has been messed up like a Picasso painting...
Robbie, dete oide yobu koe ni
Robbie, come on out to the sound of the voice calling you.
Robbie, hitorikiri de naiteita
Robbie, you were crying all by yourself.
Robbie, mune no naka sono hitomi wa
Robbie, the eyes in your heart...
nani wo utsushiteiru no?
what is it that they reflect?
..."boku wa dare nandarou"...
...Is it “Who am I?”...
bonyari yuraideru shinkirou no kanata
The other side of the mirage flickers faintly.
doko demo ii koko de wa nai dokoka e
Anywhere is fine, as long as it’s not here.
odoru kokoro biidama ni nando demo umarekawaru
My dancing heart is reborn as a marble time and again.
ima irodzukidashita kimi-iro
The colors I just filled in were yours.
mawaru owaru koto nai Be load
It’s not something that will finish with a turn. Be load.
namida yorokobi no mama ni nandomo nagashite goran
Just like your joy, try letting your tears flow.
hora irodzuita sekai kimi-iro
See? The world is filled in with your colors.
korogaru youni Do the Best of you
Like a tumble, do the best of you.
Next Episode
He’s coming...
He’s sure to come...
He’s... He’s back after one year!
A panda?!
Could it be that the panda’s identity is...?
No!!!
Next time, on Yakitate!! Japan,
A fearful revenge!!
The fearful revenge!!
The panda man appears!
Be sure to watch.
Yakitate!! Seed of knowledge.
Impressionism
Impressionism is best represented by the French painter, Claude Monet.
Claude Monet
Monet pursued new forms of lighting and coloring
Claude Monet
Pursued new forms of lighting and coloring
Claude Monet
to capture the changing era and the seasons...
He was also known as the Painter of Light.
Painter of Light
Oh?!